Virus Protection

Millions of viruses are currently circulating the Internet via e-mails, malicious
websites and instant messaging. New ones are being released every day and infecting
unsuspecting users who open e-mails that they thought were from a friend or visiting
a website that required them to install something that said it would protect them.

The Information Technology Team recommends using one or more of the following to help
ensure your computer is free of viruses and other malware:

Although the majority of viruses currently plague Microsoft operating systems, Macintosh
and Linux users should be aware that
there are viruses that do target their systems. Macintosh and Linux systems can
also contain Windows viruses that may not directly affect but can be
transmitted to unsuspecting Windows hosts through file transfers over FTP, HTTP, instant
messaging and file shares. We recommend that antivirus be
installed on all operating systems. For Linux users, a free antivirus software,
ClamAV, can be downloaded from http://www.clamav.net/.